''Now or Never'' is the second studio album by American rapper
Tela
Tela is a town, with a population of 38,030 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.
History
Colonial era
Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador ...
. It was released on October 6, 1998 through
Rap-A-Lot Records
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. Recording sessions took place at House Of Blues in
Memphis
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and at Hippie House in
Houston
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.
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was handled by Tela himself, together with DJ Jus Borne,
Jazze Pha
Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...
, Neal Jones, BJB, SMK and
Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson; February 29, 1968) is an American record producer, producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.
Biography Early years
In 1993 he was signed to Death Row Reco ...
. It features guest appearances from the Hoodlumz, Big Zach,
Do or Die, Jazze Pha,
Scarface,
Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
and
Max Julien
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. The album peaked at number 49 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and number 13 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*Winston "
Tela
Tela is a town, with a population of 38,030 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.
History
Colonial era
Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador ...
" Rogers – main artist, producer
(tracks: 1-11, 15-18), mixing
*Brad "
Scarface" Jordan – featured artist
(track 3)
*Barry "O.C." Ware – featured artist
(tracks: 3, 20)
*Thomas "Low Key" McCollum – featured artist
(tracks: 3, 20)
*Todd "
Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
" Shaw – featured artist
(track 6)
*Phalon "
Jazze Pha
Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...
" Alexander – featured artist
(track 10), producer
(tracks: 14, 15, 17)
*
Do Or Die – featured artists
(track 17)
*
Max Julien
Maxwell Julien Banks (July 12, 1933 – January 1, 2022), better known by his stage name Max Julien, was an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film ''The Mack''. Julien als ...
– featured artist
(track 18)
*Big Zach – featured artist
(track 19)
*James "DJ Jus Borne" Blake – producer
(tracks: 4, 7, 13)
*Charles "BJ" Byrd – producer
(track 12)
*Samuel "
Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson; February 29, 1968) is an American record producer, producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.
Biography Early years
In 1993 he was signed to Death Row Reco ...
" Anderson – producer
(track 12)
*Neal Jones – producer
(tracks: 17, 20), engineering, mixing
*Sean "SMK" Pross – producer
(track 19)
*Kevin Haywood – engineering, mixing
*Micah Harrison – engineering
*Benny Quinn – mastering
*James "
J Prince" Smith – executive producer
*Lisa Browne – artwork
*Ray Blodget – artwork
*Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – artwork, production coordinator
*Frederick Toma – photography
*Cato Walker – production coordinator
*Tony "Big Chief" Randle – supervisor
Charts
References
External links
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Tela - Now Or Never - Goldhiphop
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1998 albums
Tela (rapper) albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums
Albums produced by Jazze Pha
Albums produced by Sam Sneed